What Is Liquid Death Canned Water? | My First Million Podcast

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Sam and Shaan discuss Liquid Death, a canned water brand that recently raised funding. The product is plain water packaged in heavy metal-themed cans, created by the LA-based incubator Science (behind Dollar Shave Club and other ventures). The hosts explore how the founders used branding and aesthetics to sell a commodity product by making it a social statement rather than just hydration.

Key takeaways

• The canned water market is substantial, and Liquid Death differentiates by focusing on brand identity and social context rather than the product itself
• Sam notes that in social situations like bars or festivals, choosing water often feels like opting out—Liquid Death solves this by making water a ‘cool’ choice worth talking about
• The founders (Mike Karnjanaprakorn, former MySpace CEO, and Peter Pham) leveraged their experience from Science, an incubator that successfully launched Dollar Shave Club and other brands, showing how studio models can apply branding expertise across ventures

Episode details: published March 1, 2020 · 1.1K views · 1:34 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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